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Updated 2257 GMT (0657 HKT) December 4, 2012

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Photos:Champions League action

Let it snow – Dynamo Kiev's Ideye Brown fights for the ball with Dinamo Zagreb's Domagoj Vida in a game which was halted after 11 minutes following a snow storm in Croatia. The teams returned to the field after a 17 minute delay and played out a 1-1 draw

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It's snow joke – The snow in Zagreb was so bad that players were ordered to leave the pitch and wait in the changing rooms, while groundstaff helped to clear the pitch. Andriy Yarmolenko's 41st minute strike had given the visitors the lead but a 90th minute penalty by Ivan Krstanović secured a point for Dinamo.

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Samba star – Real Madrid's Kaka celebrates becoming the all-time leading Brazilian goalscorer in Champions League history after claiming his 28th strike in the competition to overtake Rivaldo.

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Rampant Ronaldo – Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring for Real Madrid against Ajax to register his 61st goal of 2012. Real eased to a 4-1 win thanks to a brace from Jose Callejon and a Kaka strike.

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Record breakers – Malaga became the first Spanish side in Champions League history to take the field with 10 non-Spanish players in its starting line-up. Uruguay's Sebastian Fernandez, who is from Uruguay, was a constant menace for the Anderlecht defenders in a game which finished 2-2.

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Danny boy – Zenit captain Danny stunned AC Milan by firing his side into the Europa League with a 1-0 win at the San Siro. Milan had already qualified for the last-16 of the Champions League after finishing second to Malaga.

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Schalke stand firm – Daniel Congre of Montpellier challenges Teemu Pukki of Schalke during the 1-1 draw in France. The point was enough for the German side to top Group B ahead of Arsenal, which was beaten by Olympiakos.

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Tevez torment – Carlos Tevez takes on Ilkay Guendogan of Borussia Dortmund during a frustrating night for Manchester City as it crashed out of European competition with a 1-0 defeat. City becomes the first English team to have failed to win a single group game in the compeititon.

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Deadly Dortmund – Borussia Dortmund's Julian Schieber celebrates his winner against Manchester City as his team secures top spot in Group D. The Germans finished one point ahead of Real Madrid and will be relishing the knockout phase.

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Silva lining – Paris Saint-Germain star Thiago Silva played a key role in his side's 2-1 win over Porto. The Brazil defender fired his team ahead after 29 minutes before Jackson Martinez equalized for Porto. Ezequiel Lavezzi's 61st minute strike ensured victory for the French.

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Greek tragedy – Arsenal's Marouane Chamakh endured a disappointing night as the Gunners were beaten 2-1 by Olympiakos in Greece. Tomas Rosicky's effort had given Arsenal the lead but strikes from Giannis Maniatis and Kostas Mitroglou gave the Greek side victory.

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Story highlights

Manchester City crashes out of Europe following 1-0 defeat in Dortmund

Kaka becomes the all-time leading Brazilian goalscorer in the Champions League

Zenit records shock 1-0 win at AC Milan to secure Europa League berth

Olympiakos defeats Arsenal 2-1 to qualify for Europa League

Manchester City crashed out of European competition following a 1-0 defeat at Borussia Dortmund.

Julian Schieber scored the only goal of the game to claim victory for the Germans and kill off any hopes City had of reaching the Europa League.

City has endured a dismal Champions League campaign and knew its hopes of reaching the last-16 had already faded before the trip to Dortmund.

But it had hoped to at least pick up the consolation of making it through to the Europa League, especially with Ajax facing Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.

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Photos:Bela's Benfica 'curse'

Photos:Bela's Benfica 'curse'

Bela Guttmann – Bela Guttmann was a Hungarian Jew who transformed the face of modern football. He worked across the world, enjoying huge success in Brazil and Portugal, where he won the European Cup on two occasions with Benfica.

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Magnificent Magyar – Guttmann took some inspiration from the great Gustav Sebes, the man who coached the "Magnificent Magyars" in the 1950s. Under Sebes, Hungary became the first nation to defeat England on its home soil, winning 6-3 in 1953 before reaching the World Cup final the following year. Striker Ferenc Puskas, who is pictured here training at Craven Cottage, scored twice in that famous Wembley game.

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Brazil legacy – During his time in Brazil with Sao Paulo between 1957 and 1958, Guttmann introduced the 4-2-4 system which Brazil used at the 1958 World Cup. Pele is pictured here celebrating after scoring in Brazil's 5-2 World Cup final win over Sweden in Stockholm.

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Bela's Benfica – Guttmann led Benfica to glory in the 1961 European Cup final, beating Barcelona 3-2. After arriving at the club from Porto in 1960, Guttmann immediately fired 20 of his squad before going on to win the Portuguese league title two years in a row.

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Real triumph – Benfica faced then five-time winners Real Madrid in the 1962 final in Amsterdam, where Guttmann's side produced a famous 5-3 victory. Puskas scored a first-half hat-trick for Real against his former manager but it was not enough as Eusebio fired the Lisbon side to glory with two second-half goals.

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A star is born – Eusebio was brought to Benfica from Mozambique by Guttmann in 1961. Under his guidance Eusebio would go on to greatness, establishing himself as one of the game's most talented players.

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The curse – When Guttmann left Benfica after a pay dispute following the 1962 European Cup win, legend has it that he left a curse on the club. He is reported to have told the board that they would never win the title again. The following year, Benfica lost 2-1 to AC Milan in the final -- and suffered defeat in four more since then.

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Eusebio prays – Before the 1990 final against AC Milan in Vienna, Eusebio prayed for forgiveness at Guttmann's grave but it did little good as Benfica lost 1-0. That was Benfica's last European Cup final appearance.

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The legacy – Many have compared Guttmann with Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho. The two are said to have shared many traits, including their man-management skills, fiery tempers and winning mentality. Mourinho's father, Felix, played against Guttmann's Benfica side, saving a penalty from Eusebio.

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The Eagles have landed – Portuguese club Benfica are nicknamed the Eagles and before each home game an eagle flies around the Estadio da Luz.

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Torres torments – Despite being under pressure for much of the 2013 Europa League final, Fernando Torres raced clear to fire home in style and Chelsea the lead.

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Bolt from the blue – Fernando Torres does his best impression of Usain Bolt after giving Chelsea the lead.

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Boss Roberto Mancini will now look ahead to Sunday's Manchester derby after his team became the first from England to not win a single group game in the competition.

"We lost our qualification tonight," he told reporters. "We lost it before tonight, we tried (to qualify) but we're missing more players. We had the chance to score but if in these moments you don't score it's difficult to win.

"We are not in the Europa League, and for this we should be disappointed."

Elsewhere in Group D, Kaka scored the 28th Champions League goal of his career to become the all-time leading Brazilian goalscorer in the competition.

The Real Madrid star was on target during his side's 4-1 win over Ajax with Cristiano Ronaldo and a brace from Jose Callejon completing the rout.

Kaka's strike takes him past former Barcelona star Rivaldo, who had led the way with 27 goals to his name.

Losing ground – The loss left the 13-time English champions 10th in the Premier League -- 15 points behind leaders Manchester United with less than half the season played.

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Chairman in hospital – Arsenal long-serving chairman Peter Hill-Wood, seen here to the right of the club's majority shareholder Stan Kroenke, suffered a heart attack the day before the Swansea game.

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Photos:The career of Luiz Felipe Scolari

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Joy in Japan – Luiz Felipe Scolari first took over Brazil in 2001, turning around their 2002 World Cup qualification campaign and leading them to a record fifth tournament win in Japan and South Korea.

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Final heartbreak – "Big Phil" also enjoyed a degree of success in charge of Portugal. When the Iberians hosted Euro 2004 all appeared to be going to plan as Portugal reached the final. But Scolari and his team were beaten 1-0 by underdogs Greece in the Lisbon final.

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Zizou prevails – Portugal bounced back and reached the last four of the 2006 World Cup in Germany. But Scolari's team ran into a Zinedine Zidane-inspired France in the semifinals, with "Zizou" scoring the winning penalty.

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Feeling the Blues – Chelsea's oligarch owner Roman Abramovich hired Scolari in 2008. Despite Scolari's Chelsea starting the season in fine attacking form, he was fired in February 2009 after a run of poor results.

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Back in Brazil – Scolari joined Sao Paulo-based Palmeiras in 2010. With his team struggling, Scolari departed the club in September. Palmeiras were consequently relegated to Brazil's second tier.

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Photos:Real Oviedo - A fan's view

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Rising from the ashes – Over the weekend third-tier Spanish club Real Oviedo were saved from extinction after receiving a huge injection of cash from the world's richest man Carlos Slim.

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Hard times – Oviedo fans show their support for the club in the Estadio Carlos Tartiere with a banner reading "For the future of Real Oviedo". The Spanish club had needed to raise €1.9 million ($2.4 million) by November 17 or go bust.

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Global concern – Earlier in November Oviedo's board announced a share issue to attract investment and save the club. Remarkably the scheme took off as fans from all over the world bought the €11 ($13) shares after Oviedo's precarious position was highlighted on the social media website Twitter.

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"Extraordinary" gesture. – Slim was so impressed by the interest of fans in Oviedo from across the world -- he described their support as "extraordinary" -- that the Mexican tycoon pumped in a further $2.5 million to become Oviedo's majority shareholder. According to Forbes magazine, Slim has a net worth of $69 billion, having made his fortune in the telecommunications industry.

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Oviedo solidarity – The Oviedo players huddle on the pitch before the match. Just over a decade ago Oviedo were playing in La Liga alongside Real Madrid and Barcelona, but mismanagement from the club's directors took the Asturian team to the brink of bankruptcy in recent years.

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Soccer synergy – In September, Slim bought 30% stakes in two Mexican football teams, Pachuca and Leon, and he plans to use Oviedo "to create synergies and exchanges between Spanish, Mexican and Latin American football.''

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Depth of feeling – Oviedo fans display a banner in the Estadio Carlos Tartiere reading: "Happen what may, Oviedistas until death." Of Slim's intervention, an Oviedo statement said: "This challenge and ambition is strictly a sports investment and one that looks to benefit the club and its fans. The investment will try to support Oviedo's players so they can reach their goals and the club can reach the division that corresponds to its history and values.''